2006
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-20.5.319
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Cigarette Smoking and Smoking Cessation among Persons with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Abstract: This study underscores the importance of continuing to develop smoking cessation strategies for COPD patients and implementing clinical guidelines on smoking cessation among health care providers.

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“…International studies also suggest that compared to nonsmokers with COPD, smokers with COPD are signifi cantly more likely to have high levels of nicotine addiction (16,17), making quitting potentially more diffi cult. One international study indicates that a majority of COPD patients continue smoking despite trying to quit (18). Another found that over one-third of those with COPD had never tried to quit smoking (17).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…International studies also suggest that compared to nonsmokers with COPD, smokers with COPD are signifi cantly more likely to have high levels of nicotine addiction (16,17), making quitting potentially more diffi cult. One international study indicates that a majority of COPD patients continue smoking despite trying to quit (18). Another found that over one-third of those with COPD had never tried to quit smoking (17).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…In adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) only half report a smoking quit attempt in the past year even though tobacco smoking is the main risk factor for progression of COPD [2,3,4]. Smoking cessation in the COPD patient reduces respiratory symptoms, and is associated with improvement in health-related quality of life and increased survival [5,6,7,8].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Smoking cessation in the COPD patient reduces respiratory symptoms, and is associated with improvement in health-related quality of life and increased survival [5,6,7,8]. Despite the benefits of smoking cessation, 36%–46% of adults with COPD are current smokers [4,9,10,11]. …”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Again, socioeconomic deprivation is identified as one factor in those belonging to this category. This category also contains a lot of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, who combine a long duration of smoking, a rather low socioeconomic status and heavier irreversible obstruction [21].…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%